ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ADL2601
Assignment 1 2025 Semester 2
AUGUST 26, 2025
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC, CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT 01: SECOND SEMESTER ADL2601/S2/2025 DUE DATE: 26 August 2025
(18:00) – no extensions will be granted!
, WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS FILE
✓ PLAGIARISM FREE
✓ DISTINCTION
✓ CORRECT ANSWERERS
✓ ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED
✓ DEATAILED ANSWERS
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS: 1. 2. Define administrative law in relation to public
law. (2 marks) Identify all sources of administrative law and indicate whether
they are authoritative or persuasive in nature. (10 marks) 3. The Minister of
Home Affairs has recently issued out smart ID cards and birth certificates to the
victims of floods that struck the Umtata region in the Eastern Cape Province. At
the same time, the Minister stated that the old green bar-coded ID will no
longer be issued out. Do the decisions of the Minister of Home Affairs amount
to administrative action in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act,
2000? In your answer, identify all elements of administrative action? (8 marks)
Question 1 (2 marks): Define administrative law in relation to public law.
Answer:
Administrative law is a branch of public law that governs the exercise of public
power and regulates the actions, procedures, and decisions of administrative
bodies and officials. It ensures that administrative authorities act lawfully,
reasonably, and fairly in serving the public.
ADL2601
Assignment 1 2025 Semester 2
AUGUST 26, 2025
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC, CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
COMPULSORY ASSIGNMENT 01: SECOND SEMESTER ADL2601/S2/2025 DUE DATE: 26 August 2025
(18:00) – no extensions will be granted!
, WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS FILE
✓ PLAGIARISM FREE
✓ DISTINCTION
✓ CORRECT ANSWERERS
✓ ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED
✓ DEATAILED ANSWERS
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS: 1. 2. Define administrative law in relation to public
law. (2 marks) Identify all sources of administrative law and indicate whether
they are authoritative or persuasive in nature. (10 marks) 3. The Minister of
Home Affairs has recently issued out smart ID cards and birth certificates to the
victims of floods that struck the Umtata region in the Eastern Cape Province. At
the same time, the Minister stated that the old green bar-coded ID will no
longer be issued out. Do the decisions of the Minister of Home Affairs amount
to administrative action in terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act,
2000? In your answer, identify all elements of administrative action? (8 marks)
Question 1 (2 marks): Define administrative law in relation to public law.
Answer:
Administrative law is a branch of public law that governs the exercise of public
power and regulates the actions, procedures, and decisions of administrative
bodies and officials. It ensures that administrative authorities act lawfully,
reasonably, and fairly in serving the public.
